Now Even an Indian Could be a Top Cop in U.K.


As per Winsor with the ‘exceptional applicants’ the civilian will now get the opportunity to rise to inspector in less than three years. The reform is formulated to encourage successful businessmen and women, also the members of security services and the armed forces to apply to the fast-track scheme.

Currently, Winsor is the chief inspector of Constabulary for the queen. He mentioned that his intention to rope in the ‘brightest and best applicants with skills distinctly above those of factory workers’ for the police force was to end the notion that policing was an intellectually undemanding job. He has earlier mentioned his wish to see one in every 10 senior officers recruited in the police force to be from foreign origin like U.S., Australia, Canada, New Zealand and others.

Bill Bratton, the American supercop who was the former chief of the New York police had openly expressed his interest to take charge of the Metropolitan Police in 2011. Bratton has set records in bringing down the crime rate in Boston, New York and Los Angeles. He is known to give a hard time to the underworld mafia in U.S. However his requisite was unconsidered at the home office because of his nationality. It is speculated that no one other that David Camreon, the British Prime Minister wanted to see Bratton taking over as the Met Police commissioner.

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